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Kanha National Park
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Widely considered the greatest of india's wildlife reserves Kanha National Park encompasses some 940 Sq. Kms of deciduous forests. Savanna grasslands hills and gently meandering rivers - home to litrally hundread of species of animals and birds, including a stable population of tigers.
Kanha National Park 160 km south east of jabalpur is one if India's largest national parks, covering 1945 Sq. Km including a 'core zone of 940 Sq Km. It has a beautiful area of sal forests and lightly wooded 
grasslands with many rivers and streams
that support excellent wildlife. It is also the part of project tiger.
Wildlife was first given lmtd. protection here as early as 1933 but it wasn't until 1955 that the area was declared a national park. A policy of wildlife management over the pas t30 years ha been a steady increase in the number of tigers and leopards as well assambar chital (spotted dear) and gaur (Indian Bison) .There is
a good chance of sightings tigers, qaur and herbivores and this is one of the best places in the state for bird watching.
Beautiful Kanha and its animals have had an up-and-down history. The same Brits who cantered across the continent with their rifles, driving game to the brink of extinction, also set aside Kanha as a hunting preserve, saving it from the encroachment of the local population. Kanha became a wildlife reserve in 19IJ3, and its nearly 2000 square kilometers of untainted jungle served as the setting for Rud-yard Kipling's Jungle Book. With about 120 tigers in the park, sightings are frequent, and the tiger population only keeps increasing (though not too quickly, as the males like to nip competition in the bud by eating their sons). Once a tiger is spotted, it is held at bay by elephants until everyone gets a look. Besides the well-fed tigers, you can also see their friends (and food): leopards, deer, sambar, wild boar, bears, pythons, porcupines, and over 300 species of birds. Your chances of seeing a tiger here are better than anywhere in India.
The park is most easily reached via Jabalpur, 160km to the northwest. Buses run from Jabalpur to Kisli, the main gate entrance, stopping first at Khatia Gate, near the Visitors Center, where most non-MPTDC accommodations and food can be found (6hr; 7 and Ham, return buses at 8am and 12:30pm; Rs68). Kisli is 4km inside Khatia Gate. Mukki, another park gate, is 32 km southeast, and has only a handful of high-end resorts. Jeeps (RslO per km) are the necessary mode of transportation. The park is open Nov.-June sunrise to sunset. Entry fees Rs200 per person per day. Vehicles RslOO. Guides Rs90. When tigers are sighted, elephant rides are conducted for close-up viewing .
History : The park, which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve (1,945 sq km) within the game reserve, created in 1974, also protects the rare hardground-adapted barasingha (swamp deer). George Sclialler, the zoologist, conducted the first ever scientific study of the tiger here and research is also being done on deer and langur habitat. Kanha is 2,000 sq km in size. It has a horseshoe-shaped valley, and grasslands surrounded by the Satpura Mountains, standing at heights ranging between 450 and 900m. Comprising the Banjar and Halon valleys of the erstwhile princely provinces of Central India, it became an hunting ground for the British from 1879-1910. In 1933, Kanha was established as a sanctuary and declared a National Park in 1955. The park has a rare species of barasingha, which live in a hard-ground habitat. It's believed that the name Kanha came from the texture of the soil found in the area. The soil is sandy in Banjar Valley in Kanha, Kisli and Mukki ranges. In the lower pockets, the soil is finely textured and tends to be somewhat clayey. It is locally called kanhar, and this apparently gave the park its name. Though one of India's better-protected Project Tiger reserves, conservationists do have their worries about Kanha. This is due to its proximity to impoverished villages, and its closeness to Nagpur, which is known as an illegal wildlife trade hub in Central India.
STD Code: Kisli 017649
State: Madhya Pradesh
Location: Kanha and its magical range, part of the eastern segment of the satpura range in centre India, carves itself on to the eastern profile of Madhya Pradesh (to the southwest of Jabalpur)
Time To Visit: Kanha National Park is open from October 1 to June 30 and closes during the monsoon temperature vary from a maximum of 29 degree Celsius. Winters are severe and frosty so remember to carry woolens November to March is the most comfortable time to go best sightings are in march as the weather is good & the grass cover law, ensuring better visibilty. besides the shrinking water pools also ensure good sightings. December to january is when there are the best chances of spotting Barasingha.
grasslands with many rivers and streams
that support excellent wildlife. It is also the part of project tiger.
Wildlife was first given lmtd. protection here as early as 1933 but it wasn't until 1955 that the area was declared a national park. A policy of wildlife management over the pas t30 years ha been a steady increase in the number of tigers and leopards as well assambar chital (spotted dear) and gaur (Indian Bison) .There is
a good chance of sightings tigers, qaur and herbivores and this is one of the best places in the state for bird watching.
Beautiful Kanha and its animals have had an up-and-down history. The same Brits who cantered across the continent with their rifles, driving game to the brink of extinction, also set aside Kanha as a hunting preserve, saving it from the encroachment of the local population. Kanha became a wildlife reserve in 19IJ3, and its nearly 2000 square kilometers of untainted jungle served as the setting for Rud-yard Kipling's Jungle Book. With about 120 tigers in the park, sightings are frequent, and the tiger population only keeps increasing (though not too quickly, as the males like to nip competition in the bud by eating their sons). Once a tiger is spotted, it is held at bay by elephants until everyone gets a look. Besides the well-fed tigers, you can also see their friends (and food): leopards, deer, sambar, wild boar, bears, pythons, porcupines, and over 300 species of birds. Your chances of seeing a tiger here are better than anywhere in India.The park is most easily reached via Jabalpur, 160km to the northwest. Buses run from Jabalpur to Kisli, the main gate entrance, stopping first at Khatia Gate, near the Visitors Center, where most non-MPTDC accommodations and food can be found (6hr; 7 and Ham, return buses at 8am and 12:30pm; Rs68). Kisli is 4km inside Khatia Gate. Mukki, another park gate, is 32 km southeast, and has only a handful of high-end resorts. Jeeps (RslO per km) are the necessary mode of transportation. The park is open Nov.-June sunrise to sunset. Entry fees Rs200 per person per day. Vehicles RslOO. Guides Rs90. When tigers are sighted, elephant rides are conducted for close-up viewing .
History : The park, which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve (1,945 sq km) within the game reserve, created in 1974, also protects the rare hardground-adapted barasingha (swamp deer). George Sclialler, the zoologist, conducted the first ever scientific study of the tiger here and research is also being done on deer and langur habitat. Kanha is 2,000 sq km in size. It has a horseshoe-shaped valley, and grasslands surrounded by the Satpura Mountains, standing at heights ranging between 450 and 900m. Comprising the Banjar and Halon valleys of the erstwhile princely provinces of Central India, it became an hunting ground for the British from 1879-1910. In 1933, Kanha was established as a sanctuary and declared a National Park in 1955. The park has a rare species of barasingha, which live in a hard-ground habitat. It's believed that the name Kanha came from the texture of the soil found in the area. The soil is sandy in Banjar Valley in Kanha, Kisli and Mukki ranges. In the lower pockets, the soil is finely textured and tends to be somewhat clayey. It is locally called kanhar, and this apparently gave the park its name. Though one of India's better-protected Project Tiger reserves, conservationists do have their worries about Kanha. This is due to its proximity to impoverished villages, and its closeness to Nagpur, which is known as an illegal wildlife trade hub in Central India.
Facts
Distance: Kanha National Park is 980 Km south east of Delhi, 480 Km southeast of Bhopal, 270 Km northeast of Nagpur.STD Code: Kisli 017649
State: Madhya Pradesh
Location: Kanha and its magical range, part of the eastern segment of the satpura range in centre India, carves itself on to the eastern profile of Madhya Pradesh (to the southwest of Jabalpur)
Time To Visit: Kanha National Park is open from October 1 to June 30 and closes during the monsoon temperature vary from a maximum of 29 degree Celsius. Winters are severe and frosty so remember to carry woolens November to March is the most comfortable time to go best sightings are in march as the weather is good & the grass cover law, ensuring better visibilty. besides the shrinking water pools also ensure good sightings. December to january is when there are the best chances of spotting Barasingha.
Flora
The Kanha National Park mainly comprises of the rolling grasslands, bamboo and sal forests and meandering stream. The interesting topography Kanha is suitable for several floral species. The Kanha national park is a the mixture of sal(shorea robusta) and other mixed forest trees, interspersed with meadows. Kanha National Park has many species of grass some of which are important for the survival of Barasingha (Cervus duvauceli branderi.Fauna
Kanha National Park is rich in wildlife population. It has a great population of tigers(131 tigers as on june 2006). Leopards, the sloth bear and Indian wild dog can also be seen in Kanha national Park. The population of leopards is estimated to 80, the wild dogs to 396 and the sloth bears to 111. Indian wolf can also be seen in Kanha National Park but they come out after dark which is not a visiting hour. The wildlife of the park include Tiger, Leopard, Indian Hare, Indian Wild Dog, Common Langur, Indian Fox, Sloth bear, Chital of Spotless Deer, Barasingha or Swamp Deer Jackal, Stripped Palm Squirrel, Wild Pig, Sambar, Black Buck, Striped Hyena, Jungle Cat, Mouse Deer, Chausingha or four horned antelope, Nilgai, Ratel and Porcupine etc. Other mammels include common grey langur (6668 in 2000), wild boar (8534 in 2000), gaur (more than thousand in 2000), sambar (3621 in 2000)[2] and barasingha or swamp deer (this is the hardground swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli branderi), found only in Kanha National park.
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